Police Officer Francis Weldon Bennett, #1753 - End of Watch: September 5, 1964 Officer Francis Bennett was killed in an automobile crash while attempting to catch a speeder in the 10000 block of Stemmons Freeway. Another vehicle moved into his path, and he swerved to avoid hitting him, causing his car to strike a guardrail. He was ejected from the cruiser and crushed by it. Officer Bennett was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served the Dallas Police Department for three years. He was survived by his wife.